We have a good customer in Orlando who has been snatching up flood cars from Hurricanes Harvey & Irma, one of which was this 2016 grey GT4 with PCCB and sofa seats. The car supposedly almost completely submerged and if i can find those pics i shall post them. For the time being, the work order to create what will eventually become a 6-speed Clubsport race car clone is as follows:

- BGB Motorsports Stage 1 Power Upgrades (Custom Cobb tune, 82mm PCNA throttle body, IPD Competition Plenum, BMC air filters with Cargraphic stainless steel race exhaust manifolds and lightweight x-flow race exhaust.)
- RSS Lower Control Arm Inner Monoball Conversion with longer inner front flanges up front to achieve negative camber in excess of 3.0 degrees.
- Tarett Engineering Rear Motorsport style toe links (rear) and RSS Bumpsteer Toe Link Kit (front)
- Guard Transmission Limited Slip Differential with track setup
- Motorsport Clutch Kit (our tried and tested steel motorsport lightweight flywheel with 4 puck race disc and upgraded sport pressure plate)
- 4-Point BGB Motorsports GT4 Harness Bar with Sparco Pro Adv FIA Fiberglass Shells, and red Schroth enduro belts)
- GT4 Clubsport Steering Wheel with quick release
- GT4 Clubsport Floorboard with dead pedal
- GT4 Clusbport Dual Brake Master Cylinder Setup
- Bosch M4 Motorsport ABS Hydraulic Unit & Wiring Harness
- BGB Motorsports Wheel Studs
- Pagid RSC1 Ceramic Racing Brake Pads for PCCB Replacement
- Spiegler 6-Piece Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Castrol SRF Racing Brake Fluid

I will keep adding to this thread and adding pictures of the completed work as we are already about 65% of the way through installing what is listed above.

Thanks for following!




2016 Agate Grey GT4 Flood Car Arrival


IPD Competition Plenum with 82mm Throttle Body


Cargraphic Stainless Steel GT4 Racing Manifolds mated to Factory PSE


Stock Cayman GT4 Flywheel vs. Aasco Steel Flywheel for DFI 3.8L 981/991/987.2/997.2


Guard Transmission GT4 Limited Slip Differential vs. OE LSD


Sachs 4-Puck Racing Clutch Disc


Cargraphic Stainless Steel Racing Manifolds vs. OE DFI GT4 Manifold (with cats)


GT4 Clutch Kit (you can see the signs that water got into the transmission)


GT4 Interior Removal for Harness Bar Install


GT4 Underside

 

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Look forward to seeing the progress!!

Nicely done.

 

Did the engine even fire up? If the transmission saw water entry, what sort of reconditioning or inspection would be necessary for the motor?

 

I'd be most concerned with the ECU, other electronics and all the wiring.
Engine would be the easiest to reconstruct. Electric gremlins not so much.

Good luck! Quite an ambitious project.

 

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Good point.

 

The motor fired right up and has been running like a champ. We are going to dyno the car with our Stage 1 package with the full race exhaust. I have heard multiple stories of cars that have been purchased needing as little as a new battery or as much as partial wiring harness. it's definitely something that you're confident in if you're used to troubleshooting gremlins.

There was zero evidence of water in the rear hatch area where the controllers are for the PASM and the DME. So he got lucky! Thank you!

Thanks!

I will keep you all in the loop in regards to any gremlins, etc!

 

PDK swap?

 

I wonder if there are any flood salvaged 991 RS available....hmm....

 

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in some states a titled flood car cannot be registered and some insurance companies will not insure them. they can make excellent candidates for a gutted race car

 

Ha ha...PDK in, manual out...manual in, PDK out...PDK in, manual out. I can't make up my mind if i'm a guy that puts PDK in manual cars or manuals in PDK cars?

This car will never see the street again and will only travel to the track via trailer. For those very reasons though it makes life hard when building something like this with the intention of resale. At least now we have track insurance providers.

 

You need to become a guy who installs sequential.

 

What kind of condition was the interior in? I would love to get my hands on some alcantara visors.........Phil

 

In other words some water got into the car and someone made a mountain out of a mole hill.